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No specific laboratory studies or tumor markers are diagnostic for penile cancer <ref name="pmid25457021">{{cite journal| author=Hakenberg OW, Compérat EM, Minhas S, Necchi A, Protzel C, Watkin N| title=EAU guidelines on penile cancer: 2014 update. | journal=Eur Urol | year= 2015 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 142-150 | pmid=25457021 | doi=10.1016/j.eururo.2014.10.017 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25457021 }} </ref>. Some patients with carcinoma of the penis may have elevated concentration of serum [[calcium]], which is usually suggestive of [[bone metastases]]. | |||
==Laboratory Tests== | |||
* [[Blood chemistry tests]] | |||
:* Elevated [[serum]] [[calcium]] | |||
::* [[Hypercalcemia]] may indicate damage to the [[bone]] | |||
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[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
[[Category:Andrology]] | [[Category:Andrology]] | ||
[[Category:Penis]] | [[Category:Penis]] | ||
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No specific laboratory studies or tumor markers are diagnostic for penile cancer [1]. Some patients with carcinoma of the penis may have elevated concentration of serum calcium, which is usually suggestive of bone metastases.
Laboratory Tests
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- Hypercalcemia may indicate damage to the bone
References
- ↑ Hakenberg OW, Compérat EM, Minhas S, Necchi A, Protzel C, Watkin N (2015). "EAU guidelines on penile cancer: 2014 update". Eur Urol. 67 (1): 142–150. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2014.10.017. PMID 25457021.